The Crow

[Chris]

I agree, Elizabeth, that Hem's struggles were more external and Maerad's internal, but this is not too far removed from what we might expect nowadays in the gender divide. Even though that's rather a stereotypical observation!

[Becky]

I definitely connect more with maerad, don't really know why, but I do

[Becky]

or when she turns the hull into a rabbit! and the rock into a lion!! hehe

[Becky]

what about right at the beginning when Maerad pushes back the Landrost

[Becky]

so many good moments!

[Chris]

Hem's experiences seem to be much more human, don't they, unlike Maerad's (which as Elizabeth points out may be down to her Elidhu ancestry). Deliberately putting himself into personal dangers such as the camp and the city of Dagra seemed to me rather different from Maerad's 'mind games' with the Landrost and so on. This is not to denigrate her character at all, of course.

[Becky]

i can relate to that in some ways because when i get totally into a book i completely forget the real world. i read a book once where the main character couldn't speak for most of the book and i got so into it i lost my voice for three days! not to mention i forgot to eat and sleep until i had finished it, but then my imagination does have a tendency to run away with me at times....far away

[Ice]

For me 'The Crow' was the best book, particularly as I too have an affinity for Hem.

[Chris]

Elizabeth wrote: "Yeah, I love vanishing into a book. For me, I think that's why I read so much. Life's no fun if you can't get away from it for a while."

Agreed!

[Karina]

This book is one of my favorites in the series particularly because i tend to enjoy books that feature girls as the main character, but this book kept me fully interested and i enjoyed the whole thing. A. Croggen did a really amazing job at creating a charcter that everyone can love ^_^

[Sofia]

This one annoyed me. I thought it was pretty boring, and I just didn't care about Hem or Saliman.